The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-21
Physical Depression Not Always q
Sign of Spiritual his.
The Operation OF the Liver as AZ
fecting Temperament.
Physical Disorders That Cypress
the Souls of Mon.
Reasons Why Young Men Should Re-
main nom Designations 90 Tho
Penalties That Outraged
Nature Exact9.

BRooELyN, n. Y, Nov. 20. The Rev.
I. Dewitt Talmage, ID, opened the sor-
vice at the Tabernacle this morning by CIV
ing out the hymn beginning
should coming days bc cold aud dark
We need not cease our Singing
That perfect pst nuught can mulv,t
Whcr golden harps nro ringing"
He then explained passage in The Cos
pei Of S. Matthew, concerning the inferior
kind OF salt that was east ont 90 make
walks OF, 10 be troddcn under foot Of men.
The subject Of Dr. 1almagc's discourse was
"1hc Gospel OF Health, anlhis text from
Proverbs VIII, %. It'll dart strike
through his liver" lie said:
"rhorc IL fashion in scrmOnics. A
comparatively suall part Of the Bible is
called on for texts. Most passages Of
scripture, whom announced ut the opening
of sermons, Immediately divide themselves
into old discussions That We have heard
lrom boyhood, aud the effect ON us is so
poridc. The auditor gucs4cs nt the start
just what the preacher will say There arc
very important chapters anl verses that
have never been praar,cd ironL Much u
my lifetime | am lcyo,ing to unlocking
these gold chests and blasting open thcsa
quauics We iny, about the heart, and
prcach about lho heart, aud sing about tho
heart, hut iiyou ricr 10 the physical organ
that is called the heart, Il has not half 70
much to do with spiritual health OF disease.
monl oSaltaiion or spiritual dypp ssion, a.
the organ 10 the consideration ui which
Solomon calls ~ ia the text, When he de-
surihgl sin progressing 'ull dart strike
through his liver
"solomon's anatomical aud physiological
discoveries wcrr sl yrry great 'hg' hn Was
nearly thUc thousand y,ap ah,a'l II the
scionlis.s Of his lJy. llr. mui, Than ono
thousand years before Chrisi, seemed o
know about the circulation ui th' blood,
which Harvey discovered sixteen hundrci
and nineteen yvns uityr Cmist. ipr when
! Solomon, iu Ecclrdp,rs, d,roibins tho
human bo'ly, spcai ui ,hr pi,cirr at tho
! fountain, be- o,idrnil, mc,ns ihc three
canals lcniing fum The heart TINT rcriso
the blood like pitchers when BE- spcals
in E,,i,-'s-;'s - ,ga silver rprl ~ life. ha
evidently means the spinal marrow, about
which In our dny Drs Mayo, aud Car
pDntcr, and Dalton, aud Flint, ind brown
Srqugd have experimental And Solo
mon rpr0rlcl iu tho iiihlr ihOu-snds a
yrnr1 hHf,w scientists discovered h that
IN his time tho spinal c1rl rHNcd in
OLD agr, producing thu tiumur ui hand
aud head. ur thr silver Cpd hc luuscd.'
"ln ihH test hr Ulclls the lri that ho
/ had uudird that lWgr,t gland ul the hu-
man fyslrm, lhU liNyt. upi hy thp electric
/ liflii ui the modern d.ssr.iu. ruum, but
| hy thu dim light ~ q comparatively dark
ai,r. and set hal srrn TO- important lunc-
| tirn iu thr Cod built r.sllu ui llv human
| hliy a. curious ,'lls, H. elongated,
I lrurh.us iultf q divine workmanship ia
central. and rrht. anil lrii lul.. aud tho
/ hrp.,ir.urfy firpuHh hiUh tiul conducts
/ The crmrun iid.s uL tht, vital oman "a
I like thr uyp ui Cod. iu thIt 70 never slr,iS.
Solomon Know uf ii Hul hld ruuc,d, vitler
iu NiN.sfuiiuu uf pus' mprlDil, what awful
attacks fin and dissipation make upJn a,
until with thr liai m Almighty ,iod II bids
the hudy nud uu separate, and ihc on, 10
commands Ip Csc gave and iAC other u
.nd, lu Judgment 4 iaNplin ul fctribu-
tiuu. moe rl1uflug uii or making u slight
wound. hut pi,ping Il from side io side;
till the dyu strike through iho liycs.'
Gal,n and llipp,f,io- a-sfihc b. the liver
/ tin most ut thr vurll'a mpml doprrs,ion,
ani the uord melancholy means black
bile
II Jwirh tu you tlis morning the gOs-
/ 1T oi hrIlth lu taking dilm,tig Of dis
eases ul the soul. sou must also take tho
| diagnosis ~ the uIarrtHu ~ the boiy. As
| ITO r,usuiln this. ono whole back oi ths
/ New Testament was written by q phyzi-
/ rHn Luke was % doctor, aud ho dis
| cuurHg much ol physical effects and ho
/ tell. Oi tlio ruol slmlHlan's medication u
/ the wounds by IpWing In oil and vino
| and W,IgnIr,= hunger ~ q hindiancc ca
! hearing thc ru.pI, .D that the 5000
| Wru i,d. and records the coarse diet
! ~ iho prldiull AWAY lwm home, and tho
| |DfiuguIshcd oversight oi the hcrur by tho
va, .IH. nrd lets m know ol lhf hemOr-
I rlUgr ui thU wounds II the diving Christ,
anil lhu miraculous poii.mortCtn rcsnsciia-
/ tiun. And any estimate " the spiritual
condition that does not include alsO an cs-
/ iinlip Ol thc physical condition u incoin-
plrIc. when tho doUfkCcpcr oi Congress
/ l,ll dead from pxCr1iye Joy because Bur
puync bad surrendered NJ Samiuga, aud
! Philip tho fifth. oi Spain, dropped dead
al the news Uf iis cuunlfy's defeat In bat
| H.. anil Cardinal Nulscy expired as a re-
/ flt oi Henry the lighih's anathema, u
/ Mas demonstrated dat the body and soul
nrt 10 lmrsc twins and when yuu thrill tho
| ono with iuy or sJfrow you thrill tho
other. W. might ns we'll fccogniEo tho
/ hrt that thrW are two mighty i1rtrcssca in
/ thc human body thc heart anil the liver,
| ,hc heart tha iuhpu u ~ The vraccs, tho
| l,rr the iufiraa Il III the iuries. You
may have The lead llcd with all intel
| l,riualitirs and the cnr with ~ musical
apppri1ti1n. aud the mouth With all clo-
uuinrr. and tlic hand with III industries.
anil the hHri with all gcneruiitlcs, and yea
! Ia dir. strike through tho liver.
! "nrt, let chrisiiin people avoid tho
mistake that they arc all wrnr With God
brrluro they sullcr from DEPRESSION III
pIuia. MANY ounwCmlcd man hes
found hs spiritual SKY bciowr', and Lls
houo of heaven bl0tcd out, aud him~slf
plunged chin deep in the slough Of de-
slond. ami hu aid. My hart " NOE
nght With God. and think | most have
made d mistake, aud instead ot bcinv q
cldld Of light, am q child OF darkness